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cURL Debugging, Performance, and Scripting/Redirect one host:port to another

Change where curl connects without changing the URL's host name.

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Section: Debugging and Diagnostics

Redirect one host:port to another

bash
bash
curl --connect-to example.com:443:staging.example.net:8443 https://example.com
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Useful for staging, canaries, and origin testing.

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